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Chinese symbol for “newbie”

萌新
méng xīn
(neologism) (slang) newbie

The closest CC-CEDICT match for newbie is 萌新 (méng xīn), defined as: (neologism) (slang) newbie.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

萌 méng
bud, germ, sprout; to bud
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “newbie”

WordPinyinMeaning
菜鸟 (菜鳥)cài niǎo(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie
嫩主nèn zhǔnewbie

Related words

Other words that share a character with 萌新.

WordPinyinMeaning
萌芽méng yá(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud
萌生méng shēngto burgeon; to produce
萌发 (萌發)méng fāto sprout; to shoot
卖萌 (賣萌)mài méng(slang) to act cute
萌动 (萌動)méng dòngto sprout; (fig.) to emerge
故态复萌 (故態復萌)gù tài fù méngto revert to old ways
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-

See also: Japanese symbol for “newbie”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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